Alla Blanca Bio
1. Where did you go to college and why did
you choose this school?
University
of Southern California (undergraduate); University of Oregon (graduate);
Portland State University ('cause you can never have too many degrees)
2. Where have you taught? What grade level(s)?
South
Lane School District (Cottage Grove):
high school
3. What is your current professional focus
(job)?
Classroom
teacher
4. How and why did you get involved with
OCTM?
I've
been participating in Math Cadre meetings at my local ESD, and I was asked to
become Area Representative. It
seemed like the logical next step.
5.
What kind of math leadership roles have you taken in the Oregon Math
Community?
Participant
in 5-year Oregon Math Leadership Institute grant, which necessitates being a
building and district math leader; presenter at Northwest Math Conference (2
years)
6. What are you passionate about (personal
or professional)?
Math
clips from Hollywood movies, logic puzzles (especially a puzzle called paint by
numbers), quilting (it's the geometry!) and square dancing
7.
What one word do you think best describes you?
"ODD"
(as opposed to EVEN)